Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J. H.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 1, 2011No. A11A0125PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Doyle, Judge.

The mother of a four-year-old boy, J. H., appeals from a juvenile court order finding the child to be deprived. The mother contends that insufficient evidence supports the juvenile court’s finding of deprivation, and she argues that the juvenile court erred by finding that the DeKalb County Department of Family and Children Services (“the Department”) made reasonable efforts to support the mother and by failing to make a finding of whether the mother’s conduct or unfitness resulted in the abuse or neglect of J. H. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

A deprived child is one…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In the Interest of M. L. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. In the Interest of H. S.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. In the Interest of T. L.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. In the Interest of M. K.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  5. In the Interest of A. J. I.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In the Interest of S. D.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. In the Interest of C. H., ChildrenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  3. In the Interest of S. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. In re T. S.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  5. In the Interest of R. S. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013

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